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BY 



AMY NEALLY 



ILLUSTRA TED 







NEW YORK 
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 

31 West Twenty-third Street 
1892 






Copyright, 1892 

BY E. P- DUTTON AND COMPANY 



IFthb library! 

jjOF CONGRESSI 

Washington! 



BocMueU anU aTrj^crjiU 

BOSTON 



CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER PAGE 

I. An Unexpected Pleasure 11 

II. New York for the First Time .... 19 

III. Life on a Steamer 25 

IV. A First Glimpse ok England ..... 32 
V. A Week in London , . . . 36 

VI. Off for the Continent ........ 44 

VII. Up the Rhine 50 

VIII. The Legend of the Lorely 58 

IX. Mayence to Nuremberg 66 

X. Nuremberg TO 

XI. Nuremberg. — Continued 82 

XII. Strasbourg 91 

XIII. Homeward Bound 101 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PAGE 

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Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York Frontispi 

The Great Steamer backed out into the River, 22 

Houses of Parliament 29 

Nelson Column 36 

Tower of London 41 

Hampton Court . . 42 

Brussels Bourse 47 

Cologne Cathedrai , 51 

La ii neck Castle 55 

Mouse Tower 62 

Mayence — general view 67 

Nuremberg Walls 71 

Albrecht Durer's House 73 

Nuremberg Castle 75 

Nuremberg 82 

Strasbourg Cathedral — side view 91 

Strasbourg Storks , 95 

Strasbourg-Cathedral Clock 97 

Place de la Concorde 102 

Petit Trianon 109 

Thames Embankment . 112 



TO NUREMBERG AND BACK, 

A GIRL'S HOLIDAY. 



CHAPTER I. 



AN UNEXPECTED PLEAS T I! E. 



/"~\NE day in the early spring, Alice Winter came 
home from school, and, after the usual ques- 
tion at the door, "Is mamma at home?" rushed 
upstairs, and found to her great surprise that her 
papa was at home, talking very earnestly to Mrs. 
Winter. 

When Alice came into the room, Mr. Winter 
stopped talking, and she wondered very much what 
they could have been talking about so earnestly, as 
all she heard was her papa asking, " Do you think 
we had better take her with us ? " 



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" Why, papa ! What is the matter ? Are you 
going away ? Are you sick ? What made you come 
home so early '.' were the questions which Alice 
gave rapidly, without waiting for an answer. 

Mr. Winter said, "Yes, dear, I am obliged to go 
to Nuremberg, Germany, on business immediately, 
and mamma is trying to make up her mind 
whether it is best for her to go with me. She 
does not like to leave you for so long a time, and 
we do not think it wise to take you with us, 
when you are getting on at school so nicely." 

" papa, please take me with you. I shall 
learn just as much on such a lovely trip as at 
school, and you know I can take care of mamma, 
and keep her from being lonely when you are busy. 
papa, please ask mamma to let me go. I 
should be so unhappy to stay without you, even 
with dear Aunt Edith, and I know there is where 
you would send me." 

"Alice, dear, go to your room and get ready for 
dinner, and leave us to talk it over," said Mr. 
Winter. " My dear little daughter knows that no 



AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE. l-> 

matter which way we decide, it will be as we 
think is best for all of us. You know it is as 
hard for us to leave you as it will be for you to 
let us go." 

x\lice left the room without another word, with her 
heart beating very fast from the excitement of it all. 

The thought of going to Europe across the great 
ocean was a very happy one to a bright girl of 
fifteen who was studying all the time about the 
places she would visit and the objects of interest 
she would see, if her papa would only decide to 
take her. 

Alice sat down by the window of her pretty 
room, and looked out on the village street, far aw r ay 
in the northern part of the State of New York. 
She wondered how the ocean looked, as she had 
never seen any larger bodv of water than that of 
Lake Erie, when she went with her mother to make 
a visit in Cleveland. 

She also wondered if her state-room on the 
steamer would be as large as the room she was in ; 
also, would she be sick, and how would all those 



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wonderful cities look ; if they could be as beautiful 
as the pictures she had seen of them. 

Then she remembered that only last week she had 
been studying about the quaint old city of Nurem- 
berg, and wishing she c6uld go there and see all 
its curiosities. 

Alice was startled by the dinner-bell, and could 
not even wait to brush her hair, she was so anxious 
to know what her papa had decided. 

As Alice went into the dining-room with a very 
wistful look in her deep-brown eyes, Mr. Winter 
said, " Well, dear, we have decided to take you 
with us, and as it is now Wednesday, and we sail 
Saturday from New York on the ' Etruria,' you 
will be very busy getting ready, and you must help 
your mamma all you can/' 

Alice threw her arms around Mr. Winter's neck, 
crying with joy, saying at the same time, " Oh, you 
dear, darling papa, how kind and good you are, and 
how I do love you ! " 

After kissing him again and again, she went to 
her mamma and nearly smothered her with kisses. 



AN" UNEXPECTED PLEASURE. 15 

Mr. Winter had never been abroad, though he had 
large business interests there, which had been at- 
tended to by a clerk in whom he had the utmost 
confidence. This clerk had been taken very sud- 
denly and dangerously ill, Mr. Winter had no one 
else he could send, and found he must go himself 
and at once. 

He telegraphed to the Cunard office for state- 
rooms, and went home to tell his wife, hardly 
thinking she would go with him at such short 
notice, or leave Alice. 

Mrs. Winter was not willing he should go with- 
out her, and soon decided not only to go, but to 
take Alice with them. 

Alice could hardly eat any dinner, she was so 
happy and full of excitement. 

The next morning; Alice went to school to get 
her books and tell the wonderful news to her 
teacher and school-mates. 

They were nearly as interested as she, for it was 
quite an event for any one to go to Europe from 
that quiet village. 



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It was decided then and there that all would be 
at the station to see her off on Friday. 

When Alice went to her room she found there a 
new steamer-trunk marked "A. W. " in large let- 
ters, and then she was busy indeed getting it- 
packed and deciding what to take with her. 

Mrs. Winter came in while Alice was almost in 
despair and said, " This is to be such a hurried 
trip you will need only a couple of dresses, but 
you must take all your warm wraps." 

Alice laughed and said, " I do not think I shall need 
them in the spring;" but mamma said, "It is always 
cold at sea, and you will need your winter clothes." 

Friday afternoon our little party started for New 
York, with the best wishes of their friends, who 
came to the station for the very last " good-byes." 
Alice even shed a few tears, but they were soon 
wiped away, and a happy face looked from the car 
window, which fortunately was on the side over- 
looking the Hudson River. 

Alice had never seen that lovely river before, and 
naturally was delighted. 



AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE. 17 

When they passed the Catskill Mountains it was 
so clear she could see the famous old Mountain 
House, and, beyond, the immense Kauterskill Hotel, 
which seemed almost in the clouds, it looked so 
high. 

West Point was the next object of interest, and 
Alice did hope she could go there sometime and 
see the cadets do some of their drills. 

When they were opposite the Palisades, which 
stood up in their grandeur, with the softened 
tints of the setting sun settling upon them, Alice 
said, wt I know I shall see nothing in Europe any 
finer than that." 

Very soon the tall spires and smoke in the dis- 
tance showed that they were drawing near New 
York, and after leaving the Hudson they followed 
the pretty Harlem River, which makes an island of 
New York City. 

Alice was much interested in the bridges, there 
seemed to be so many of them, and papa told her 
that the one then in sight was the new Washing- 
ton bridge, just completed. The next was High 



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bridge, which carries the water over the river into 
the city. When it was finished it was said to be 
the finest engineering in the country. 

The next bridge was the continuation of the ele- 
vated railroad, and then came Macomb's Dam bridge, 
the oldest of them all, and used simply for driving 
and walking across, and looked, Alice thought, quite 
unsafe. 

The pretty Madison Avenue bridge was the last 
they saw as they crossed their own bridge, and were 
soon in a tunnel which Alice thought would never 
end. 

When they came out of the tunnel the train was 
nearly at the station, where the noise and bustle 
were very confusing, and they were glad to get 
into a carriage to be driven to the Fifth Avenue 
Hotel. 

As it was quite dark, Alice thought it was like 
a glimpse of fairy-land when they reached Madison 
Square, with its electric lights shining on the trees, 
and all the bright lights around the hotel. 



CHAPTER II. 

NEW YOEK FOR THE FIRST TIME. 

IV /TR. WINTER having telegraphed for rooms, found 
them ready for him ; and on going down to 
dinner they were delighted to see the corridors and 
dining-room crowded with people, many of them pub- 
lic characters whom he could point out to Alice, 
who was so excited she felt the entire evening as 
if she were in a dream. 

Of all the prominent men there Alice was the 
most interested in General Sherman, with his kind, 
rugged face. 

The "Etrnria" sailed at noon on Saturday, and Mrs. 
Winter and Alice spent the morning buying a few 
last things, such as a hat and hood and comfort- 
able steamer-chairs. 

At eleven o'clock a Fifth Avenue Hotel stao-e was 
at the door, and several people beside themselves 



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went in it to the steamer. The ladies had flowers 
and baskets of fruit, and seemed so bright and 
happy that Alice for the first time felt a little lonely 
and homesick. 

On reaching the dock there were so many people 
going on and coming off the steamer, and pushing 
each other, it was almost impossible to cross the 
gang-plank and reach their own state-rooms. 

Finally they found them, and. instead of nice large 
rooms, they were so very small that Alice felt she 
never could live in them for a week or ten days, 
and the berths were so narrow she said, " papa, 
you can never get into one of those in the world." 

"Oh, yes, I can." said Mr. Winter, "and perhaps 
before we reach Liverpool I shall wish they were 
narrower yet."' 

Mrs. Winter and Alice had one room, and Mr. 
Winter was across the passage with another gentle- 
man. 

After settling their valises and rugs they went 
up on deck to see the people, and also the last of 
the city itself. Large baskets of fruits and flowers 



NEW YORK FOR THE FIRST TIME. 21 

in every shape were constantly being brought on 
board, and much to Alice's delight there was a large 
bunch of violets from her school friends at home. 

She had been looking at the other people a little 
enviously, especially at a girl of her own age who 
had many friends to see her, and her arms full of 
flowers. 

Very soon the gong sounded, and Alice, who had 
never heard one, put her hands to her ears to shut 
out the noise. As soon as the man had passed by 
Alice said, — 

"What is that?" 

"That is a gong, dear," said her papa, 'and is 
now being used to notify the people who are not 
sailino; on the steamer that it is time to <j;o 
ashore." 

The people who left kissed their friends hurriedly, 
and went down the gang-plank as if afraid they 
might be carried away, after all. 

After the people were on the dock and the mail- 
bags had been put on the steamer, very slowly but 
surely the great steamer backed out into the river. 



22 TO NUKEMBEKG AND BACK. 







THE GREAT STEAMER BACKED OUT INTO THE RIVER. Page 21. 

Tugs turned her around, and carefully she steamed 
toward the ocean, trying to avoid the many boats 
moving about the river in all directions. 

Alice was rather frightened, and thought they cer- 
tainly would run into some of them. 

Many of the passengers were still waving to their 
friends, who were also waving to them from the 
dock as long as they could distinguish it at all. 



NEW YORK FOR THE FIRST TIME. 23 

Very soon they could see the famous statue of the 
Goddess of Liberty, that holds its light so high in 
the air ; then lovely Staten Island, with its green 
hills and fine houses. 

The two forts, Hamilton and Wordsworth, which 
guard the entrance to the harbor, were soon left 
behind, and on the left could be seen Coney Island, 
with its large hotels and elephant and high elevator. 

Suddenly, as they were looking at the largest 
hotel of all, the one at Rockaway Beach, the 
steamer stopped. Alice, rather startled, said, — 

" Oh, dear ! what is the matter ? " 

"They are going to drop the pilot," said her 
papa. 

" Where ? " said Alice. " In the water ? " 

"Oh, no," said Mr. Winter; "do you see that 
small boat rowing towards us?" 

kk Yes, papa. Will he drop into that ? He never 
can ; he will surely fall into the water." 

Mr. Winter smiled and told her to go and watch 
from the rail, which she did, and soon saw the 
pilot go down the side of the steamer by a rope 



24 TO NUREMBERG AND BACK. 

and drop into the little row-boat, where two men 
were waiting to row him to the pretty pilot-boat 
No. 4, which was quite a distance away. 

The steamer started immediately, and in five 
minutes the row-boat was only a speck on the 
water. 

" There is another hotel, papa. What is it?" said 
Alice. 

" That is the Long Beach Hotel, and you will 
not see another until you reach Liverpool," said 
her papa. 



CHAPTER III. 



LIFE ON A STEAMEE. 



"y^jOME, Alice, 1 ' said Mrs. Winter, "we will go 
clown to our state-room and unpack our trunks 
while we are in smooth water, for to-morrow morn- 
ing it may be so rough Ave cannot get out of our 
berths at all." 

Alice went with her mamma and helped put every- 
thing in order, but there were so few hooks and no 
bureau she did not know at first where to put any- 
thing. 

Mrs. Winter decided to sleep in the lower berth 
and have Alice on the sofa, which gave them the top 
berth for a, bureau, and they found themselves very 
comfortable. 

Alice wanted to put some little things around to 
look pretty, but her mamma said, " No, dear, for if 
the ship rolls they will be all over the floor." 



26 TO NUREMBERG AND BACK. 

Alice laughed and said, " I guess the ' Etruria ' 
never rolls enough for that ; she is too big." 

"Wait and see," quietly said her mamma. 

Mrs. Winter said, " Now we will put on our warm 
wraps and go on deck/' 

Mr. Winter had found their chairs and put them in 
a nice place. Just as they were being settled in 
them, the gong was sounded again. " That is for 
lunch this time," said Mr. Winter, "and I for one am 
glad, for I am very hungry." 

On going to the saloon they were delighted to find 
that their seats were at the captain's table, and any 
one who has crossed the ocean with Captain Hains 
knows what a treat they had before them, if it 
should be a nice passage and he could be in his seat 
at the head of the table. 

In the afternoon the ship rolled, and when dinner 
was announced Mrs. Winter thought she would take 
hers on deck. She was not sick, but was afraid if 
she left the air she might be. Mr. Winter and Alice 
went to the table, and Alice was surprised to see the 
vacant seats around the room. The racks were on 



LIFE ON A STEAMER. 27 

I 

the table, so the dishes were held in place, but Alice 
found it rather uncomfortable keeping her chair. 

In the morning Mrs. Winter was too ill to leave 
her berth, but Alice never felt better in her life. The 
captain was so pleased to have her at the table to 
breakfast he put her in her mamma's seat next to 
him, and when she told him it was her birthday he 
said, * k You shall have a nice cake for your dinner." 

After breakfast Alice went up on deck with Mr. 
Winter, who put her in a comfortable place and 
covered her up nice and warm. He went down to 
see his wife. 

The sea was a deep, bright blue, with lovely white 
caps, and when the sun shone on them Alice could 
see a rainbow on every wave. 

Alice became tired of sitting in her chair, and went 
to the rail to look over the side and see how pretty 
the water looked as the ship cut through it. Soon 
the young girl whom she had seen the clay before 
came up to her and said, " Have you ever crossed 
before?" 

Alice said, " No, have you ? " 



28 TO NUREMBERG AND BACK. 

* k Oh, yes, several times ; and I do enjoy every 
minute, for I am never sick." 

Alice asked her name, and she answered, " Nellie 
Ford. What is yours and where are you going?" 

Alice told her name and that she was going to 
Nuremberg. 

Nellie said, " I have never been there. We are 
going to Brussels, and it is such a beautiful city." 

They talked on until the gong sounded, and 
agreed to meet again after lunch. 

At dinner that night Alice found the cake which 
the captain had promised her on the table. After 
thanking him, she asked if she might send a piece 
of it to her new friend. 

wt Of course, my dear," said the captain. " It is 
yours to do with just as you please." 

The second # day was very much like the first 
only Mrs. Winter was able to be on deck, and 
Nellie Ford introduced her to Mr. and Mrs. Ford, 
and they soon settled to a little party of six, as 
passengers on a steamer are very apt to do. 

The two girls were together all the time, and 



tH 




30 TO NUREMBERG AND BACK. 

joined in a game of ring toss with some more of 
the young people. 

The days passed away, one very much like 
another — some pleasant, some stormy and rough, 
some foggy, with the whistles being blown every 
two minutes. Alice felt that she should be glad 
when she saw land again. 

One night they met a steamer, and it did look 
very pretty all lighted up. The "Etruria" set off 
Roman candles, which were answered by the steamer, 
and Alice thought that was the most interesting; 
evening of all, even more so than the night of 
the concert. 

The "Etruria" made a very quick trip, and 
reached Queenstown Friday afternoon. Alice was 
writing letters in the saloon to send home, when 
suddenly the steamer stopped. 

" Oh, dear, what is the matter ? " she cried, jump- 
ing to her feet. A gentleman sitting near her said, 
" It is a foar, and as we are very near Fastnet 
Rock they do not dare to go on." 

Soon a gun was heard in answer to the steamer's 



LIFE ON A STEAMER. 31 

whistle, and the gentleman said, "We must be right 
there now." 

Alice went up on deck rather frightened, but as 
suddenly as the fog had settled upon them it 
lifted, and directly ahead of them was the straight 
rock rising out of the water like a sentinel. 

The " Etruria " ran up her signal flags and then 
started on, and in three hours was off Queenstown 
Harbor, where the tug was waiting for their mails 
and the few passengers who wished to be landed. 



CHAPTER IV. 

A FIKST GLIMPSE OF ENGLAND. 

QUEENSTOWN was soon a thing of the past, and 
when they went to their rooms the packing 
was finished, so that the next morning all the time 
could he spent upon the deck until they landed. 

It was a clear, bright morning, but very cold 
and windy, when the steamer was left to take the 
tug. On leaving the tug, Alice and Nellie were 
very careful to each put her left foot first on the 
dock, as they had been told it would bring them 
good luck. 

There was not much to interest our party in 
Liverpool except the docks, which of course Alice 
had been told were the finest in the world. After 
leaving the Custom House they were driven to the 
North Western Hotel, and the ladies and two girls 
waited in the parlor in front of an enormous soft- 



A FIRST GLIMPSE OF ENGLAND. 33 

coal fire, while Mr. Ford and Mr. Winter went 
into the station, which joins the hotel, and engaged 
a compartment for London. 

Opposite the hotel they conlcl see St. George's 
Hall, with its two statues in front, one of Queen 
Victoria and the other of her husband, Prince 
Albert, when they were young. 

Suddenly a noise of horses being rapidly driven 
was heard, and the girls ran to the window just 
in time to see the high sheriff's carriage of state 
being driven to the hotel to take him away to open 
court. It was very elegant, with its satin linings 
and the four beautiful horses. 

The footmen stood up at the buck of the carriage, 
holding themselves on by leather straps. Four men 
in uniform stood in the street and blew on trum- 
pets until the sheriff was out of sight. 

The girls thought it very interesting, but Mrs. 
Winter said, "A sheriff's position in England must 
be very different from that in America, where they 
usually go about in the quietest manner possible." 

Mr. Winter and Mr. Ford came in and told them 



34 TO NUREMBERG AND BACK. 

it was time to get some lunch. A very nice one 
they had, and Alice was particularly interested in the 
table on wheels, with the joints of meat on it, 
which was pushed about to each person to select the 
cut of meat he liked. 

Mr. Ford advised their going to the Hotel Vic- 
toria in London, as he had tried many others and 
liked that one the best ; so they had telegraphed for 
rooms before starting on the two o'clock train. 
All the party were in good spirits, and glad to be 
on dry land. 

Mrs. Winter and Alice did not like the carriage, 
as it is called in England, as well as the drawing- 
room car at home, but enjoyed every moment of 
the journey. 

England is like a large garden, every portion 
beinu; under cultivation ; the fields are so green and 
full of large, beautiful sheep grazing everywhere. 

" mamma, how much more lovely the hedges 
are than our fences and walls at home ! " said 
Alice. 

"Yes, indeed," said Mrs. Winter. "I have always 



A FIRST GLIMPSE OF EXOLAXD. 35 

heard they were lovely, but I did not think they 
would add so much to the beauties of the land- 
scape." 

Harrow, with its school on the hill, was passed. 
and caused some interest to the girls. London was 
reached before they realized it, and they were driven 
to the Hotel Victoria in two four-wheeled cabs 
called "growlers" — why, they did not know, unless 
people "growl" at their lack of comfort in every 
way; no springs, narrow, high seats, generally dirty. 
and a worn-out old horse, whipped the most of the 
time by a very poor driver. 

Their rooms were read}" for them, and glad enough 
they were to get their dinner and go to bed to get 
rested for the following days, to which the Winters 
were looking forward with great interest. 




NELSON COLUMN. 



CHAPTER V. 



A WEEK IN LONDON. 



QjUNDAY our party rested, but on Monday morning 
they started for Westminster Abbey, hardly look- 
ing at anything on the way, though they went by 
Trafalgar Square, with the high column erected to Nel- 
son, which stands there so proudly, with its beautiful 
lions made by Landseer lying so quietly at its base. 



A WEEK IN LONDON. 37 

A pleasant morning was passed at the Abbey, and 
the Poets' Corner proved to be their greatest attrac- 
tion, as it is with most Americans. The chair in 
which Queen Victoria sat when she was crowned 
was shown to them, but Alice said she thought it 
was a common-looking: chair, and wondered why the 
Queen did not have one that was more imposing. 

On leaving the Abbey they naturally turned tow- 
ards the Houses of Parliament, and wishing to get 
even a better view, they walked part way over 
Westminster bridge, where they also saw St. Thomas's 
Hospital, situated on the Surrey side of the Thames. 

The walk back to the hotel by way of the Em- 
bankment was very pleasant, with its large buildings 
one side, and the river with its boats moving up 
and down on the other, and the rumble of the un- 
derground railroad beneath their feet. On reaching 
home they were so tired it was decided to rest in 
the afternoon and visit Madame Tussaud's wax- 
works in the evening. 

After dinner Mr. Ford said, kk How would you like 
to go to the wax-works by the underground rail- 



38 To NUKEMBEKG AXD BACK. 

way? It is not very far, if you think you won't 
mind the smoke and confined air. The station is 
very near, and we shall be left at the next building 
to the wax-works. I have been driven there and it 
only took about twenty minutes, so I think we can 
go by train in ten." 

" All right," said Mr. Winter ; l * it will be a good 
opportunity to see how we shall like it." 

Off they all started to the Charing Cross station. 
The girls did not like going down underground so 
far, but Alice said to Nellie, " 1 think I will not 
say much about it unless mamma does." 

After passing three stations, Mr. Winter said, " This 
air is stifling, do you not think we are nearly there ? " 

" Oh, yes," said Mr. Ford, " I think it must be 
the next station." 

When they reached it, it was not theirs, and Mr. 
Ford called out to the guard, " How many more 
stations before we reach Baker Street?" 

The man looked at him rather queerly, and said, 
" Fourteen. Where did you get on the train ? " 

"At Charing Cross," said Mr. Ford. 



A WEEK IN LONDON. 39 

" Oh," said the guard, "you have taken a train for 
the outer circle and come the longer way ; some one 
should have told you/' 

The train moved on, and our party had nothing 
to do hut sit patiently and try not to think how 
close and Stirling the air was getting. 

When they were once more in the fresh air Mr. 
Ford said. " Driving in cabs suits me pretty well, 
and that is the way I am going home, if I go 
alone." 

There was not a dissenting voice, and after a very 
pleasant evening they had a lovely drive home in 
three hansom cabs, and it only took them sixteen 
minutes. 

Tuesday morning was spent in visiting the Bank 
of England and St. Paul's Cathedral, where the 
young people and the gentlemen went upstairs to 
the Whispering Gallery. 

They all went down to the Crypt, where are many 
tombs, among them those of Nelson and Wellington. 

The great object of interest to them was the 
immense funeral car which was made to carry 



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the body of the Duke of Wellington through the 
streets of London to his last resting-place. 

The wheels were made from pieces of cannon 
picked from the field of Waterloo. 

Mr. Ford took them to a quaint, old-fashioned 
place noted for its soups, for lunch. 

In the afternoon the Tower of London was 
visited, and of course was of more interest to 
the Winters than to the Fords. 

To Alice it was very realistic, it was so full of 
English history. She could tell her mamma much 
more than could the man, in his strange costume, 
who showed them around. 

That night the ladies and the two girls were 
too tired to go out again, so Mr. Ford took Mr. 
Winter and thev did ;i little sight-seeing; on their 
own account. 

Wednesday was given up to visiting the Buck- 
ingham Palace stables, where they saw the Queen's 
famous ponies that are only used on state occa- 
sions ; and the South Kensington Museum, which 
they found very interesting. 




tower of London. — Page 40. 



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HAMPTON COURT. 



In the evening they went to the theatre, and 
Alice thought it very strange to go downstairs to 
their seats. The audience looked so much better 
than in America, as the ladies were in evening 
dress and the u;entlenien in dress suits. 

Thursday was a lovely day, and was spent at 
Hampton Court. They went on the outside of a 
coach, and what a lovelv drive it was through 
Richmond and Bushy Park, with its wonderful horse- 
chestnut trees all in bloom ! 

The coach stopped at a little inn beside the 
river, where they lunched before visiting the famous 



A WEEK IN LONDON. 43 

court, once the home of Henry the Eighth, and 
presented to him by Cardinal Wolsey. It is now 
the home of certain ladies of small income who 
are alone in the world. They are selected by the 
Queen, and of course have only one portion of the 
palace. 

The remainder is occupied as state apartments 
and a famous picture-gallery, beside a gun-room 
only second in interest to that of the Tower. 

Friday was given to Windsor Castle and the 
Crystal Palace. 

Saturday they shopped and visited the Royal 
Academy, where they saw a beautiful collection of 
paintings, and only wished there was more time 
to spend looking at them. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ford decided to go with the 
Winters as far as Brussels, and as they were 
to start on Monday it was thought best to keep 
very quiet on Sunday. 

Mrs. Winter said to her husband she wished they 
could stay longer in London, where every minute 
had been a delight ; but he said it was impossible. 



M 



CHAPTER VI. 



OFF FOR THE CONTINENT. 



ONDAY morning was bright and clear, and 



Mr. Ford said, "This looks like a pleasant 
crossing of the Channel." 

The ride in the cars to Dover was very inter- 
esting, and the view of Canterbury Cathedral was 
quite fine. 

Quite a large boat was waiting for the train, and 
the water looked so smooth Alice said, — 

" I guess the people who are sick crossing this 
Channel do not know much of ocean discomfort." 

Like a good many travellers who see the Channel 
for the first time, she thought it must always be 
quiet. 

It proved to be a very smooth trip, and only a 
little over an hour was spent in crossing. 

The train left Calais fifteen minutes after the 



OFF FOR THE CONTINENT. 45 

arrival of the boat, and the gentlemen bought nice 
luncheons which were put up in baskets, — chicken, 
bread and butter, and a bottle of wine. 

They found a good compartment, and away they 
went, eating their lunch and. enjoying the views from 
the windows at the same time. 

Belgium is called the garden of Europe, as vege- 
tables are raised there for all the principal cities. 

The country is flat and rather uninteresting to 
look at, but when one realizes that the willows 
which surround the farms are used by the women 
and children to make baskets which are sent all 
over the world it becomes very interesting. 

The land is divided by water wide enough for flat- 
bottomed boats to be rowed about, that the farmers 
may till their land and bring home the products in 
them. 

It seemed very strange to see women at work in 
the fields, but Mr. Ford said they would get used 
to that before they reached Nuremberg. 

It was dark when the train drew in at the 
station at Brussels, and they took a stage marked 



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" Grand Hotel," and were driven through the prin- 
cipal street of the city. The shops were all lighted, 
and the streets and sidewalks full of people. 

Outside the restaurants little tables were set on 
the sidewalks, and men and women were eating and 
drinking. 

It was a sight the Winters had never seen, and 
it looked very strange to them. 

" It is just like Paris on a small scale," said Mr. 
Ford. 

Excellent rooms were ready for them at the 
hotel, as they had been telegraphed for by Mr. Ford, 
who was in the habit of going there every year. 

They had a delicious supper, and Mr. Winter 
said. — 

" That is the best meal I have seen since leav- 
ing America." 

The ladies had found the cars very hard to travel 
in, and were glad to go to their rooms. 

The next day Mrs. Winter was so thoroughly used 
up that Mr. Winter decided to stay in Brussels a 
few days for her to get rested. 



OFF FOPv THE CONTINENT. 



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The girls were delighted, as they had become very 
fond of each other and were dreading the separation. 




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BRUSSELS BOtTRSK. 



Mr. Ford had to go out on business, and Mrs. Ford 
said she would entertain Mrs. Winter if Mr. Winter 
would take the girls sight-seeing. They started on 
their walk in high spirits, and found such wide, clean 
streets, interesting shops, and large, handsome buildings. 

The new Exchange just completed, and the Palace 



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of Justice, are two of the most magnificent civic 
buildings in Europe. 

They were much interested in a lace manufactory. 
On the lower floor were women at work on the 
finest patterns. They were all ages, from twenty to 
seventy, and never looked up while their work was 
being examined. 

When the orirls were leaving;; the room, Alice 
laughed at some remark of Nellie's, and then every 
head was lifted and a sad smile came on each face 
for a second. 

Mr. Winter bought two lace handkerchiefs for the 
girls to take as presents to their mothers. 

Through the remainder of their stay in Brussels 
they had lovely drives in the beautiful park, visited 
the Palace of Justice, situated at the end of a long 
street, on a hill where there was a glorious view 
of the surrounding country for miles. 

They also found that the picture gallery had a 
very fine collection — indeed, said to be the best in 
Belgium, and the pictures were beautifully arranged 
in schools and periods. 



OFF FOE THE CONTINENT. 49 

One day was given to the field of Waterloo, which 
they all enjoyed very much. 

Alice felt so unhappy to be parted from Nellie 
that Mr. Winter finally persuaded Mr. and Mrs. 
Ford to let Nellie o;o with them to Nuremberg:, as 
it would give her a delightful trip, and she was 
equally miserable to be left in Brussels without 
Alice. 

It was decided to meet in Paris, have an enjoy- 
able week together, and sail for home on the 
" Etruria " near the middle of July. 



CHAPTER VII. 



TJP THE JUIINK. 



/AN Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Winter and the girls 
said " good-bye " to Mr. and Mrs. Ford and 
started for Cologne in the gayest of spirits. 

The trip was found very interesting, as they fol- 
lowed the Mense River a great deal of the way. 
Between Liege and Verviers the country was avoii- 
derfully picturesque, with the pretty winding river, 
which they continually crossed, and little villages 
with the mountains in the distance. 

The Meuse has been called the miniature Rhine. 

Verviers is the last Belgian station, and Aix-la- 
Chapelle is the first town of much interest in 
Germany. 

From the train there was an excellent view of the 
city, which has seen many changes since it was the 
favorite home of Charlemagne. 



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51 




For more than three centu- 
ries the German emperors were 
crowned there. 

It was growing dark as 
Cologne was reached, but the girls, knowing the 
cathedral was near the station, hurried outside to 
see it, and how wonderfully his;h and beautiful the 
noble great spires looked in the twilight no one 
can imagine who has never seen them. 

Tuesday morning was spent in visiting the Church 
of St. Ursula (which is reputed to hold the bones 



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of eleven thousand virgins martyred by the Huns) 
and the cathedral. 

An excellent guide showed our party around, and 
pointed out the beautiful windows which King Lud- 
wig presented, costing eighteen thousand pounds, 
English money. 

The late King Frederick gave one elegant window, 
at the end opposite the entrance. 

On one side of the building were windows made 
by Albert Diirer, considered Germany's greatest artist. 

A large gold cross, presented by Marie de Medici, 
and costing an enormous sum of money, Alice 
thought was more beautiful than the windows. 

On the way back to the hotel they met a com- 
pany of soldiers who were singing as they inarched 
along. It seemed very inspiring. 

Wednesday morning this happy party took the 
train for Mayence up the Rhine, as the boats, they 
found, were not yet running. 

Alice and Nellie had been reading up the legends 
of the Rhine, and could hardly wait to see its 
beauties and wonders. 



UP THE RHIXE. 53 

The Rhine was not reached until after leaving 
Bonn. The scenery was so pretty they did not miss 
the river views. 

In full view of the train was the famous avenue 
of horse-chestnuts, three-quarters of a mile in length. 
There is a large university at Bonn, and many 
other schools. As many of the students in their 
different costumes came to the station and walked 
up and clown the platform to show themselves, the 
girls were very much amused. 

The city is also noted as being the birthplace of 
Beethoven. 

As soon as Bonn was out of sight, the river was 
beside them. At first the entire party were disap- 
pointed, the river seemed so quiet, narrow, and 
sluggish, compared to the rivers at home. 

However, that was soon forgotten as its beauties 
grew upon them. 

They soon saw the Seven Mountains coming into 
view, and wished they could stay over one night to 
see the sun rise from the top. 

Mr. Winter felt he must hurry on, as they had 



54 TO NUREMBERG AND BACK. 

spent so much time in Brussels, and see all they 
could from the train. 

At Oberwinter, where there is the finest view 
down the Rhine, all the party looked back to see it. 

Coblence was the next large town, and the situa- 
tion is beautiful, as it is at the confluence of the 
Rhine and the Moselle, with the strong fortifications 
opposite, the Castle of Ehrenbreitstein, often called 
the Gibraltar of the Rhine. 

Just after leaving Coblence they saw two castles, 
one the royal castle of Stolzenfels on its "proud 
rock," more than four hundred feet above the river. 
It was destroyed by the French in the seventeenth 
century, but is now completely restored. 

The other castle is directly opposite, above the 
mouth of the Lahn river, is called the Castle of 
Lalmeck, and has been lately restored. Alice knew 
the legend of this castle, and told it to the rest 
of the party. 

" It was here, in the beginning of the fourteenth 
century, that the order of Knights Templars, which 
had been founded for religious purposes chiefly, was 



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55 



severely persecuted by Philippe le Beau of France 
and Pope Clement V. 

" After many vicissitudes there was a long and 







lahneck castle. — Page 54. 



desperate siege, in which all the knights fell ex- 
cept one man. He held the commander at bay, who 
was so overpowered by the knight's bravery he 



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offered him life and liberty if he would stop fight- 
ing and beg for mercy. 

" The templar's only answer was to throw his 
spear among the soldiers, and then was killed by 
throwing; himself on their lances." 

Boppart was the next town of any interest, it 
being a walled town of Roman origin. 

The wall had crumbled away in many places, 
and houses had been built on the ruins. 

On the opposite side of the river was Bornhofren, 
with its twin castles of Sternberg and Liebenstein, 
or " The Brothers/' 

Mr. Winter told this legend, which runs that 
once a rich knight, with his two sons and one daugh- 
ter, lived there, and were very rich in gold and lands, 
which the old knight had gained through wrong 
and robbery. All his neighbors felt sure that such 
ill-gotten wealth would bring him anything but 
blessings. 

The brothers inherited the avarice of the father ; 
but the sister was lovely and gentle, like her 
mother. When the father died the brothers gave 



UP TITE RHINE. 57 

their sister much less than a third of the property. 
She gave hers to the cause of religion and went 
into a convent. 

The brothers, disappointed, disputed over their 
share, and at last fell in love with the same 
maiden, who did not hesitate to flirt with both 
and increase their jealousy. They finally fought and 
killed each other. 

Just as Mr. Winter finished his story, the guard 
of the train put his head into the car window, to 
say that the Lorely rock was nearly in sight. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

THE LEGEND OF THE LOKELY. 

"T3 OTH girls jumped to their feet, for of course 
they were interested to see that famous rock 
where the water-nymph Lore was said to have lived. 
She would appear on the top of the rock, clothed 
in wonderful garments, and a veil of the color of 
the sea-green water reaching to her feet, to lure 
wicked people to destruction by her singing. 

The people who came to the foot of the rock 
were swallowed in the waves, while those who 
tried to climb to the top were either thrown back 
into the water or led through the dense woods, 
only to be days finding their way out of them. 

Lore was very kind to good people, having the 
fairy power of distinguishing good from evil. 

At last a young count, much to his father's un- 
happiness, saw and fell in love with her. He con- 



THE LEGEND OF THE LORELY. 59 

stantly went to gaze upon her, for she was very 
beautiful. 

He used to carry his zither and play and sing 
to her, until she finally caused the waves to rise 
so high that his boat was upset and broken. The 
count sank into the waves, and his attendants re- 
turned home to tell the father the sad news. 

The old count swore revenge, and was going to 
seize Lore and have her burnt. The next night he 
took some friends and surrounded the rock. 

When Lore appeared the old count said, " Where 
is my son ? " 

Lore pointed to the waves, at the same time 
continuing to sing very sweetly. 

As soon as Lore had finished her song, she 
threw a stone into the river, which caused a wave 
to rise. She mounted it and sank from view with 
it, never to be seen again, though her singing 
was often heard by men passing by. 

The rock was formerly called Lorely, but is now 
Lurlei, and has a lovely echo said to be the gift 
of Lore. 



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The girls were disappointed to see the water around 
the rock so very quiet — no whirlpool at all. 

When they saw that a cut had been made 
through the rock for railroad trains, all the romance 
was sfone for them. 

o 

Alice said, " papa, how could anybody spoil 
that pretty story by running trains through the rock? 
If that is the way my romances are going to end 
I will not read any more." 

However, she soon saw a house built in the river, 
and wanted to know what it was and why it was there. 

" I know," said Nellie. " I was reading about it 
the other day." 

It is called the Pfalz, and was built by Louis of 
Bavaria in the thirteenth century, in order to exact 
tribute from passing vessels. 

Opposite is the town of Bacharach, the Ara Bacchi 
of the Romans, and has long been famous for its wines. 
In Longfellow's "Golden Legend" is the old rhyme, — 

"At Bacharach on the Rhine, 
At Hochheim on the Main, 
And at Wurzburg on the Stein. 
Grow the three best kinds of wine." 



THE LEGEND OF THE LORELY. 61 

The Bacchus-Altar is to be found in this lovely 
country. It stands just below the town, but the 
water has to be very low to read the inscription 
(which is nearly illegible), as it is situated between 
the bank of the river and an islet. 

The Altar is supposed to have been erected by 
the Romans to their god of wine. 

Many other castles, some restored, but the most 
of them in ruins, were passed, before Assmanshausen, 
famous for its reel wines, was reached. 

Mr. Winter said, "Now this ends what is called 
i the great gorge of the Rhine,' and the river will 
broaden, and the open country, not very interesting, 
is before you." 

Just before reaching Bingen they saw the ruins 
of Ehrenfels, and in the middle of the river the 
Mausthurm, or " Mouse Tower." 

" papa, I know the story of that tower," said 
Alice. " Can I tell it ? " 

" We are only too glad to hear it," said her 
mamma. 

" Hatto was Bishop of Fulda, and wishing to be 



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9 ie 



mocse tower. — Page 61. 



made Archbishop of Mayence, used every means in 
his power to accomplish his purpose. He succeeded, 
and became very ambitious, proud, and cruel. He 
taxed the poor to build for himself fine dwellings. 
" At last he built the tower in the river where it 
was very narrow, to compel all ships to pay him toll. 



THE LEGEND OF THE LORELY. 63 

" A famine set in, and he, having plenty of money, 
bought up everything and filled his granaries. He 
sold his stores at such high prices that only the 
rich could buy. 

" He paid no heed to the supplications of the 
famishing people, as he intended building a superb 
palace with his money. 

"One clay when Hatto was entertaining friends at 
dinner, the starving people forced their way into the 
dining-hall and begged for food. He told them to 
go to a large barn where corn should be given 
them. When they were all inside, Hatto ordered 
the doors to be closed and fastened on the outside 
and the barn to be set on fire. 

" When their shrieks reached the dining-hall, Hatto 
turned to his guests and said, 'Hear how the corn- 
mice squeal : I do the same to rebels as I do to 
them.' 

" The wrath of Heaven was turned against him, for 
out of the ashes at the barn thousands of mice took 
their way to the palace, filling the rooms and attack- 
ing Hatto. Thousands were killed, but they steadily 



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increased, and he was finally obliged to flee in terror 
of his life to a boat, still pursued by legions. 

" Hatto was ferried over the Rhine to the tower, but 
the mice perforated the walls, and fell on him by 
the thousands, and ate him up. They then disap- 
peared, and the tower has been called the ' Mouse 
Tower ' ever since. 

"It has never been used in any way, but stands as 
a warning to despotic people." 

Mr. Winter said, " Alice, you told that very well ; 
but he was not such a very wicked man as the 
legend makes him. He was imperious and caused 
his people much suffering, but was the Emperor's 
confidant and was called the 'Heart of the King." 

Bingen is not a very interesting town, but has 
many walks and drives that are full of interest in 
every way. 

Directly opposite, on the heights of Niederwald, is 
the beautiful monument built to commemorate the 
restitution of the German Empire in 1870-1871. 

Alice and Nellie did wish they could stop long 
enough to go up and see it, it looked so grand and 



THE LEGEND OF THE LORELY. 65 

mighty outlined against the sky. Mr. Winter said. 
" No, we must get to Mayence to-night." 

There was not much of interest after leaving 
Bingen, as the train left the river and the Rhine was 
not seen again until just before entering Mayence, 
where the Main flows most peacefully into it, making 
a very beautiful picture. 



CHAPTER IX. 



MAYENCE TO NUREMBERG. 



HV /TR. WINTER as usual had telegraphed to Ma- 
yence for rooms, and found very comfortable, 
large rooms ready for them in a new, pleasant hotel 
near the station . 

After resting a little while Mr. Winter said, " Who 
wants to go with me and take a drive around the 
city ?" 

The entire party, even Mrs. Winter, who had 
thought she was too tired to go out again, said they 
would like to go. 

What a delightful drive they had, at the close of 
a warm, lovely clay, around that interesting old city, 
with its wonderful fortifications! The view of the 
rivers at the base of the hill they thought as pretty 
as any they had seen all day. 

Mr. Winter told them what a very old city it was, 



68 TO NUREMBERG AND BACK. 

a Roman camp having been laid there thirty-eight 
years before Christ. 

The foundations may be said to date from fourteen 
years B.C., when Drusus built his extensive fortifica- 
tions. There is a Roman monument forty-five feet 
high erected in honor of Drusus. There are also 
remains of a Roman aqueduct to be found outside 
the city. 

The cathedral was founded in 798. It has been 
burnt and restored six times, and is one of the 
grandest in Germany. 

Just outside the cathedral they saw a fine statue 
of Gutenberg, who is regarded by the Germans as 
the inventor of movable types for printing. 

Our party drove back to the hotel, had a nice 
supper, which was waiting for them, and went to 
bed feeling they had enjoyed that clay more than 
any since leaving home. 

The next morning; all were rested and eager to 
get to Nuremberg, the end of the trip. Mr. Winter, 
by some mistake, did not get the fast train, and as 
the one they took stopped very often, and the 



MAYENCE TO NUREMBERG. 69 

scenery was not very interesting, our party arrived 
in Nuremberg so tired they ate their supper and 
went directly to bed. 



CHAPTER X. 



NUREMBERG. 



TN the morning Mr. Winter said, " I will give 

one day to yon for sight-seeing, and then I must 

attend to business. You will have to spend the rest 

of your time going around with a guide or by 

yourselves." 

Alice was delighted with the old moat which was 
opposite her window, and wanted to look in it at 
once. 

Nellie felt the castle was of more importance, and 
could hardly wait to get there. The moat surrounds 
the old city, and now is rented to gardeners, who 
live in the old towers and cultivate the land in 
the moat. 

Our party started out to walk until they were 
tired, and kept on the sidewalk side of the moat, 
and thought it did look so pretty with everything 



NUREMBERG. 



71 




NUREMBERG WALLS. 



so fresh and green. The cherry-trees were all white 
with their lovely blossoms, which grew even with 
the sidewalk. 

Finally they went through an old gateway, which 
was said to be the one where a rope was kept in 
the olden time, to use on the bakers. If thev did 



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not give full weight, the bakers were tied to the 
end of a pole and dipped into the water several 
times. If poison was found in the bread, they were 
immediately drowned. 

As the ladies were getting tired, Mr. Winter called 
a carriage to drive them to the castle. As he 
could speak German, the driver told him many in- 
teresting things, and pointed out various objects of 
interest. He showed them one house that had been 
occupied by the same family for four hundred and 
fifty years. 

The churches of St. Sebalcl and St. Lawrence they 
admired very much on the outside, leaving the 
beauties of the interiors for another day. They 
passed one fountain called the Goose Man, and 
another, the Beautiful Fountain, built in 1385. Also, 
a fine statue of Hans Sachs, erected in 1874, who 
was known through Germany as the cobbler-poet. 
It was from his life Wagner wrote the opera of the 
" Meistersinger." 

Soon the driver drew up his horses at a corner 
where a small house stood under a hill, called the 




albrecht durer's house. — Page 74. 



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Sausage Shop, for its wonderfully cooked sausages. 
It has been made famous by such men as Albert 
Diirer, the great artist, Hans Sachs, and the old 
bergomasters meeting there for their nightly mugs 
of beer and a sausage. 

The statue of Albert Diirer, erected in 1840, is 
between the Sausage Shop and his old home. All the 
houses, with their deep, slanting roofs, were objects 
of interest, but most of all was that of Albert 
Diirer, which is the only house in Nuremberg that 
has not undergone some alteration. 

The house is now filled with many curiosities, 
some of them having belonged to Albert Diirer, and 
is open every clay to visitors. The girls wanted to 
stop and go in at once, but Mr. Winter said, " No, 
we cannot stop now ; we must get to the castle, 
and leave the house until we have more time." 

The castle stands very high, and they were 
obliged to drive up through very narrow and steep 
streets ; but the horses were used to it, and Mrs. 
Winter finally overcame her nervousness. 

When the top of the hill was reached, there was 



NUREMBERG. 



75 



a plateau where a beautiful view of the city was 
to be seen. They left the carriage here, and after 




NUREMBERG CASTLE. 



looking at the scenery they walked on up to the 
castle. 

On the way they saw a small shed, and, on look- 
ing in, found it held the famous well. A young 



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girl was there, who, in a parrot sort of way, told 
them that the well was built in the eleventh cen- 
tury, under Conrad II., by convicts, and that it took 
thirty years to finish it. She told Mrs. Winter to 
hold a mirror in her hand while she lowered a 
candle, to show by the reflection in the mirror the 
depth of the well. It took just six seconds for 
water which she poured out of a glass to reach the 
water in the well. She told them it was four hun- 
dred and fifty feet deep, and they all believed her. 

In the courtyard of the castle they saw an old 
linden tree growing, which is said 'to have been 
planted by Empress Runigunde eight hundred years 
ago. 

The castle they found quite interesting without 
being very elegant. A lady in charge of it told 
them many things of interest about the castle and 
the city. 

She told them that the first records of Nurem- 
bero; date from 1050. In 1105 the town was be- 
sieged, conquered, and destroyed by Henry V., again 
besieged in 1127 by Emperor Lothar, from which 



NUREMBERG. 77 

time imperial officials appeared who took the title of 
Burggrafer. 

Frederick I. (Barbarossa), under whom the burg 
was enlarged, frequently lived here from 1150 to 
1188. Rudolph von Hapsburg held his first diet here 
in 1274, and often visited the town. 

Under Emperor Karl IV. the first stone bridge 
was built, and the streets were paved. 

The first fundamental law of the empire was 
formed by him, and is known as the " Golden 
Bull." It was framed in Nuremberg in 1356, and 
is still kept in Frankfort. 

According to this law, every German emperor was 
obliged to spend his first day of government in 
Nuremberg. 

His government was very favorable to Nuremberg 
in every way. 

The four large towers were built 1555 to 1568, 
after a plan designed by Albert Diirer. The town 
reached its highest artistic development in the fifteenth 
and sixteenth centuries, under such men as Albert 
Diirer, A. Krafft, Herman Fischer, and many others. 



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Goblets and many such objects of art were made 
here at that time. In 1649 Nuremberg displayed its 
last splendor. Commerce had been ruined by differ- 
ent wars. In 1806 it was made a matter of re- 
joicing when it came under the crown of Bavaria. 
Kino- Ludwig first revived art, and trade made a 
start. 

In 1835 the first railroad was opened to Firth. 
In 1855 King Max II. with his family lived here, 
and the Imperial Burg was offered to him as a 
present by the town. 

The lady also told them that the five-cornered 
tower, which is the oldest building in Nuremberg 
and connected with the castle, contained a collection 
of instruments of torture. Among them is the iron 
virgin, a figure of a woman, which opens and is 
full of spikes. The poor victim would be shut up 
in its clutches. 

None of our party felt like visiting that horrible 
place, so they thanked the woman, and took some 
last looks at the beautiful views to be seen from 
the windows. To their surprise they found it was 



NUREMBERG. 79 

noon-time, and as everything in Nuremberg is closed 
for an hour and a half at mid-day, they were 
driven back to the Wurtemberger Hof, their com- 
fortable hotel, where everything possible was done 
for their pleasure. 

After a good dinner and a rest, Mr. Winter said 
he thought, as his time was so limited, he would 
like to visit the Town Hall and St. John's Ceme- 
tery. A guide was found, and they started out with 
more enthusiasm than ever. 

The guide told them that the Town Hall was 
built in the years from 1616 to 1619, in Italian 
style. He pointed out to them a fine picture by 
Paul Ritter, painted in 1882, to represent the act 
of the arrival of the German Emperor's Insignia in 
Nuremberg. The guide also showed them several 
pictures of Diirer's representing the triumphal pro- 
cession of Emperor Maximilian. His pictures are, 
many of them, very indistinct. 

They were taken into a room where the wedding 
couples go to sign their marriage contracts. 

Mr. Winter was more interested than the girls, 



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and Mrs. Winter was so tired they were glad 
enough to get in the carriage and be driven to the 
famous old cemetery. 

For some blocks before reaching the entrance are 
paintings of Christ, representing the last days of his 
life. 

At the gateway are the three statues of Christ 
and the two thieves nailed to the cross. 

The guide showed them the graves of Durer and 
Sachs, and one of a man who had been killed, 
while asleep, by his wife hammering a nail in his 
head. There was a bronze skull, with the nail in 
it just where she killed him. 

Another interesting bronze was the figure of a 
woman with a lizard on a perch, which, when 
touched, turns towards the woman's figure and shows 
where she was bitten in the neck by the lizard 
that killed her. 

The girls thought that very quaint and more 
interesting than any they saw, though there were 
many very beautifully carved, and, being of bronze, 
were of great value. 



NUREMBERG. 81 

While our party was wandering through the ceme- 
tery a funeral was taking place, and as the entire 
service was intoned, it was very impressive. 

Mr. Winter said as they entered the carriage, 
" You have had enough sight-seeing for to-day, and 
we will drive home and talk over all the wonderful 
and interesting things we have seen and heard 
to-day." 










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CHAPTER XI. 



NUREMBERG. Continued. 



rTIHE following morning Mr. Winter left the ladies, 
who walked aimlessly, not caring much where 
they went, it was all so full of interest to them. 

Accidentally they visited quite an interesting place 
called the Preller House. It was built three hundred 
years ago by a Venetian nobleman, and is now 



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used as a furniture warehouse. There is a chapel 
in it, and some of the old furniture still remains. 

The ceilings are very fine, and in two of the 
rooms were only discovered when the present occu- 
pants were having gas-pipes put in the house. 

Mr. Winter did not come home to dinner, and in 
the afternoon Mrs. Winter and the girls went to 
the Museum, where they found more to interest them 
than anywhere they had been. It had a very large 
and interesting collection of paintings and antiquities, 
but the girls enjoyed seeing the old cloister — the 
first they had ever seen. 

That evening when Mr. Winter came home, he 
told his wife that he should only be obliged to re- 
main one more day, and they must entertain them- 
selves again without him. 

The next morning Mrs. Winter took a guide with 
them, as she wished to visit some of the shops 
where they could collect some curiosities. 

They also went to the Market square, where the 
poor people can buy everything they need at very 
reasonable prices. 



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Mrs. Winter then said, " Now, girls, we will visit 
those churches of which we have only seen the out- 
side." 

The guide took them first to St. Lawrence's Church. 

This church, he told them, was mentioned as early 
as 1006, and had the handsomest artistic decoration 
of any of the celebrated churches throughout Ger- 
many. The finest portion is the choir, with a vaulted 
roof supported by slender pillars from which the 
arches are formed like palm branches. 

The guide wished them particularly to look at the 

t 

Gothic bronze chandelier, which weighs four hundred 
and eighty-two pounds, and was cast by Peter Vis- 
cher in 1489. 

The girls were charmed by the seven windows of 
the choir, which are considered the best examples of 
Nuremberg glass-painting from 1450 to 1490. The 
last window, called the Emperor's, was presented by 
the citizens of Nuremberg in memory of the resti- 
tution of the German Empire. It was put in the 
22d of March, 1881. Mrs. Winter was much inter- 
ested in some beautiful tapestries representing the 



NUREMBERG. 85 

lives of St. Lawrence and St. Catharine, and are 
over four hundred yoars old. 

There were many more paintings of much interest, 
some of them Albert Diirer's. As they were leaving, 
the girls saw some richly carved chairs by the doors, 
and asked the guide why they were there. 

He told them that they formerly belonged to the 
guilds, and the masters sat in them, in turn, to 
receive alms. 

From this church our party was driven to St. 
Sebaldus's, which was finished in the tenth century. 
One of the most interesting things they saw was 
the font, which was remarkable not only as the first 
product of Nuremberg's foundries, but as having been 
used to christen King Wenceslas of Bohemia, in 1361. 

There were more paintings of Diirer's to be seen 
here, but the finest work was the sepulchre of St. 
Sebaldus in the centre of the choir. It is the most 
extensive work German art has ever produced, and 
was cast by Peter Vischer and his five sons. 

"It was commenced in 1508 and completed in 
1519. It rests on twelve snails, having four dolphins 



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at its corners, the whole forming a pagan temple 
adorned with the Twelve Apostles. It is surmounted 
by twelve smaller figures, and finally by an infant 
Christ holding a globus in his hand, the latter being 
a key of the whole monument, when it is to be rent 
asunder. There is also a fine portrait of Peter Vis- 
cher in this church." 

Of course there were many more objects of in- 
terest to be seen, but Mrs. Winter thought they had 
seen enough ; so they were driven home to dinner. 

In the afternoon they took a drive out of the 
city to a beer-garden situated at the side of a 
pretty lake. They had some tea, and walked on the 
borders of the lake quite a distance. Mrs. Winter 
said, " I wish we had such a quiet, pretty place near 
home where we could spend an afternoon as de- 
lightfully as we have here." 

That evening Nellie said, " Dear Mrs. Winter, how 
can I ever thank you and your husband for this 
trip? Mamma could not have come, and never shall 
I forget what I have enjoyed through your kind- 
ness." 



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87 



Mrs. Winter told her that the pleasure she had 
cnven them was more than hers, as it had added 
so much to Alice's happiness. 

Alice said, " Now, mamma, will you not add to our 
pleasures by repeating Longfellow's beautiful poem 
on Nuremberg before we go to bed ? " 

" Dear Mrs. Winter, please do," said Nellie. " I 
have never heard of it, but I know it must be very 
lovely." 

"Very well," said Mrs. Winter. "I certainly never 
knew a more appropriate time to recite it than now." 

The girls gathered around her in the twilight as 
she sweetly commenced : — 



In the valley of the Pegnitz, where 

across broad meadow-lands 
Rise the blue Franconian mountains, 

Nuremberg, the ancient, stands. 

Quaint old town of toil and traffic, 
quaint old town of art and song, 

Memories haunt thy pointed gables, 
like the rooks that round them 
throng : 



Memories of the Middle Ages, 
when the emperors, rough and 
bold, 

Had their dwelling in the castle, time 
defying, centuries old ; 

And thy brave and thrifty burghers 
boasted, in their uncouth rhyme, 

That their great imperial city stretched 
its hand through every clime. 



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In the courtyard of the castle, bound 
with many an iron band, 

Stands the mighty linden planted by 
Queen Cunigunde's hand ; 

On the square the oriel window, 
where in old heroic days 

Sat the poet Melchior singing Kaiser 
Maximilian's praise. 

Everywhere I see around me rise 
the wondrous world of Art — 

Fountains wrought with richest sculp- 
ture standing in the common 
mart ; 

And above cathedral doorways saints 
and bishops carved in stone, 

By a former age commissioned as 
apostles to our own. 

In the church of sainted Sebald sleeps 
enshrined his holy dust, 

And in bronze the Twelve Apostles 
guard from age to age their 
trust ; 

In the church of sainted Lawrence 
stands a pix of sculpture rare, 



Like the foamy sheaf of fountains, 
rising through the painted air. 

Here, when Art was still religion, 
with a simple, reverent heart, 

Lived and labored Albrecht Diirer, 
the Evangelist of Art; 

Hence in silence and in sorrow, toil- 
ing still with busy hand, 

Like an emigrant he wandered, seek- 
ing for the Better Land ; 

Emigravit is the inscription on the 
tombstone where he lies ; 

Dead he is not, but departed, — for 
the artist never dies. 

Fairer seems the ancient city, and the 
sunshine seems more fair, 

That he once has trod its pavement, 
that he once has breathed its air. 

Through these streets, so broad and 
stately, these obscure and dis- 
mal lanes, 

Walked of yore the Mastersingers, 
chanting rude poetic strains. 



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89 



From remote and sunless suburbs came 

tbey to the friendly guild, 
Building nests in Fame's great temple, 
as in spouts the swallows build. 

As the weaver plied the shuttle, wove 
he too the mystic rhyme. 

And the smith his iron measures ham- 
mered to the anvil's chime ; 

Thanking God, whose boundless wis- 
dom makes the flowers of 
poesy bloom 

In the forge's dust and cinders, in 
the tissues of the loom. 

Here Hans Sachs, the cobbler-poet, 
laureate of the gentle craft. 

Wisest of the Twelve Wise Mas- 
ters, in huge folios sang and 
laughed ; 

But his house is now an ale-house, 
with a nicely sanded floor, 

And a garland in the window, and 
his face above the door; 

Painted by some humble artist, as in 
Adam Puschman's son"', 



As the old man, gray and dove-like, 
with his great beard white and 
long, 

And at night the swart mechanic comes 
to drown Ins cash and care, 

Quaffing ale from pewter tankards, 
in the master's antique chair. 

Vanished is the ancient splendor, and 
before my dreamy eye 

Wave these mingling shapes and fig- 
ures, like a faded tapestry. 

Not thy councils, not thy Kaisers, win 
for thee the world's regard ; 

But thy painter, Albrecht Diirer, and 
Hans Sachs thy cobbler-bard. 

Thus, O Nuremberg, a wanderer 
from a region far away. 

As he paced thy streets and court- 
yards, sang in thought his 
careless lay : 

(fathering from the pavement's crev- 
ice, as a floweret of the soil, 

The nobility of labor — the long 
pedigree of toil. 



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"How very beautiful!" said Nellie. "Thank you 
so much, Mrs. Winter, for reciting it to us. I 
shall learn it myself when I get home, trusting I 
may sometime give as much pleasure to another as 
you have given me." 

Mr. Winter said, " Why, Agnes, I never heard 
you recite that poem so well." 

" I never did," said his wife ; " for I never truly 
felt it before." 

" Thank you, mamma dear," said Alice. " Now 
we will go to bed, feeling all the happier for the 
lovely poem which has put our best thoughts into 
words." 




STRASBOURG CATHEDRAL SIDE VIEW. 



CHAPTER XII. 



STRASBOURG. 



IV /TRS. WINTER was very anxious to travel to 
Paris by the way of Strasbourg, as she had 
always wished to see the cathedral with its won- 
derful clock. 

Mr. Winter made inquiries and found that was 
decidedly the best way to go, which was a great 
delight to them all. 



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Our party left Nuremberg early in the morning, 
sorry to see the last of the most interesting city 
they had seen thus far on their trip. Nellie, who 
was looking forward to meeting her father and 
mother in Paris, was quite happy to make a move 
in that direction. 

The first part of the trip was not very interest- 
ing, but the latter was delightful, and as they had 
a compartment to themselves the girls could enjoy 
the view from both sides of the train. A change 
of cars was made at a place where there was 
hardly anything but the station and the railroad 
interests. Here they ate a cold lunch from the 
counter, though there were some hot dishes on a 
table ; but they did not look very tempting. 

The spire of the Strasbourg Cathedral could be 
seen some time before reaching the station, and well 
it might, being four hundred and sixty-six feet high, 
and by some authorities said to be the highest in 
the world. 

The fortifications had been so fine at Mayence 
our party w T as surprised to find others much finer 



.STRASBOURG. 93 

here, many of them, being new, having been built 
at the time of the French and German war in 
1870. 

The engineering of some of them is particularly 
fine, as they are made to be opened, so that all the 
surrounding country can be flooded if necessary. 

The train wound round the city, giving them a 
fine view of the fortifications and the soldiers being 
drilled in many of the enclosures. 

Strasbourg was one of the most important cities 
during the last war, and a great portion of it was 
destroyed. One side of the cathedral was badly 
damaged, but is now thoroughly restored. 

Mr. Winter took his family to a small hotel on 
the square near the station, having been recom- 
mended there by the manager of the hotel at Nu- 
remberg. He found it very comfortable, and every 
possible attention was shown them. 

Arriving about five o'clock, there was plenty of 
time to be driven around the city. Of course they 
started for the cathedral, but on the way the driver 
stopped the carriage to point out one of the highest 



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chimneys on one of the tallest houses, where the 
storks had built a nest. 

He also told them how the storks arrive every 
spring and build their nests, and then leave in the 
fall with their young, to return the next spring 
with their families no larger nor smaller than when 
they go away. What becomes of the surplus is a 
great question — whether they only increase sufficiently 
to fill the vacancies caused by death or old age, or 
that the young ones found colonies in other countries. 

The storks are held in great reverence by man- 
kind, and are never harmed. Indeed, it is considered 
good fortune to the inmates of a house when a 
nest is built on one of its chimneys. 

The driver told a story of one man who gave 
up the use of his room an entire winter, rather 
than destroy a nest which two storks had built 
over the top of his chimney, and thus prevented 
his building; a fire. 

As they approached the cathedral Alice said, 
" Why, papa, where is the clock ? I cannot see it 
at all." 



STRASBOURG. 



95 




Strasbourg storks. — Page 9i. 



"I do not know," said Mr. Winter; "but it cer- 
tainly is there somewhere." 



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The driver took them to the front of the build- 
ing, where they were met by a guide, who showed 
them the beauties of the outside architecture and 
the many statues of the apostles and saints. He 
told them that the cathedral was commenced in 
1015 and finished in 1601. 

The guide showed them the plateau half-way up 
the height of the steeple, and told them that it 
is used by men who watch for fires all the time. 
The citizens are so proud of the cathedral that they 
have it dusted and washed inside very frequently. 

"Where is the clock?" said Mrs. Winter, as soon 
as the guide stopped talking long enough for her 
to speak a word. 

The man did not answer, but took them around 
to a side door, where, after receiving his tip, he 
left them and walked away. 

At first they did not know what to do, but 
Mrs. Winter said, " I think we had better go in- 
side if we can." 

In they went, and right by the door was the 
clock. A fine-looking man dressed elegantly met 




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them. He proved to be a finely educated Swiss, 
and he explained the various wonders of the clock. 

He told them that the clock was built three 
hundred years ago, and was to run a certain num- 
ber of years. It shows all fete days for all those 
years, tells the changes of the moon, eclipses — in 
fact, everything that one could imagine. 

The apostles do not all come out and walk 
around except at noon, but as it was quarter before 
six our party saw three men move. 

The clock stops at six at night and then com- 
mences again at six in the morning. 

Mrs. Winter said the longer she looked at it, the 
more wonderful it seemed to her that any man 
could think of so many things. 

The o;uide also told them that the man who first 
conceived the idea of the clock became totally 
blind when it was nearly completed. Of course he 
could work no more, and it was never thought the 
clock would be finished. 

He lived thirty years, and after his death another 
man was found who thought he could complete it. 



STRASBOURG. 99 

He succeeded, and was paid by the government for 
his time and work. 

Mrs. Winter said, " I think it is the most won- 
derful thing I ever saw, and I do not know which 
man I admire the most — the one who conceived such 
a work, or the man who could carry out such mar- 
vellous thoughts of a man whom he had never met." 

After leaving the cathedral our party was driven 
around the city. The old part they found very quaint 
and picturesque, with its high and sloping roofs. The 
new part, built by the Germans, was very handsome, 
some of the buildings, like the palace, conservatory 
of music, and the post-office, being particularly fine. 

The driver told them that one of the great inter- 
ests there was the making of pate, de foie gras. 
It is made from the livers of geese which are fed 
in such a way that the liver grows abnormally large, 
often weighing three pounds. 

He also told them that many of the French 
people are still very bitter against the Germans, even 
pulling down their shades to the windows if a regi- 
ment should march by the house. 



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On their return to the hotel, the manager told 
Mr. Winter he would have a very quick and com- 
fortable journey to Paris if he took the Orient 
express which runs between Constantinople and Paris. 
It would leave Strasbourg three hours later than the 
ordinary train, and would arrive in Paris some hours 
before it. 

Mr. Winter engaged a compartment at once, and 
the next day had a very enjoyable trip, though it 
was a very long one. The first part of the route, 
over mountains and through ravines, was very de- 
lightful ; but after getting into France it was flat 
and uninteresting. 

They passed through Epergny, which was interest- 
ing for its vines, which covered the fields for many 
miles. From these grapes champagne is made. 

Paris was reached at six o'clock, and their hotel, 
which had been recommended by friends, was found 
to be very homelike. 

The Fords were there waiting for them, and 
were as glad to see Nellie as she was glad to be 
with them again. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



HOMEWARD BOUND. 



rT^HAT evening after Nellie had told her mamma 
some of her pleasant experiences, Mr. Winter 
said, " Now we have just five days to spend in Paris, 
and you must decide what you would most like to 
do. Mr. Ford and I are entirely at your disposal." 

Guidebooks were brought out and studied, and 
after many discussions their plans were settled for 
each day. 

On Thursday morning they went to the Louvre, 
feeling there would be so many pictures to see thej^ 
had better visit it first. 

How tired they did get sliding around on those 
slippery floors, trying to see the nine miles of pict- 
ures, many of which were quite uninteresting to 
them all. 

In the afternoon Mr. Winter took his wife and 



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the girls in a carriage, and started for the Bois de 
Boulogne. When the Place de la Concorde was 
reached, with its monolithic obelisk of Lnxor, and 




PLACE DE LA CONCORDE. 



fountains and statues, with the gardens of the 
Tuileries one side, and the Champs Elysees on the 
other, the girls both exclaimed, " How beautiful ! " 
but Nellie added, " When I think of all the horrors 
that have taken place here it loses some of its love- 
liness to me." 



HOMEWARD BOUND. 103 

The drive through the Champs Elysees they 
thought very beautiful, and when they reached the 
Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, the most beautiful in 
the world, their admiration knew no bounds. 

Mr. Winter said, "Alice, what do you know about 
this?" 

Alice answered that " It was commenced by 
Napoleon I. in 1806 and finished by Louis Philippe, 
and cost over two millions of dollars. It is about 
one hundred and fifty feet high, and the same in 
breadth, and the central arch is ninety feet high." 

" Very good, my dear ; you know that lesson very 
well," said her papa. 

From there to the Bois everything was full of 
interest to them, and the drive around the Cascade 
Alice thought particularly lovely. 

Nellie said, " It is not kept up as nicely as I like 
to see a park. They had better make Central Park a 
visit, and see its nicely cut lawns and trimmed bushes." 

On their way home they were driven through the 
Place Vendome, with its magnificent column in the 
centre. 



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Nellie said, " I can tell you a little about that, 
Mr. Winter, if you would like me to." 

" Of course I should," said Mr. Winter. 

" It is one hundred and forty feet high, and was 
also built by Napoleon I. It was pulled down by 
the Communists in 1871, but has since been restored." 

The girls felt quite at home historically in Paris, 
as all these interesting things were very fresh in 
their minds. 

In the evening, being very near the Palais Royale, 
which was built for Cardinal Richelieu, they thought 
it would be a pleasant way to pass their evening 
to go and walk around and gaze into the shop 
windows. The ladies were too tired, so the gentle- 
men took the girls, and they had a delightful time. 
Alice told her mamma on her return that she en- 
joyed it, but did not care to go again ; she had seen 
so much jewelry, all alike, that it was actually 
tiresome. 

Friday morning they drove to the Palais du Lux- 
embourg, which has been prison, palace, senate-house, 
and is now noted for its sculptures and paintings. 



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Our party enjoyed it much more than the Louvre, 
as the paintings were so many of them modern and 
very familiar to them. 

At the back of the garden they saw the statue 
of Marshal Ney, on the very spot where he was 
shot. 

Being on that side of the river, they visited the 
Church of the Hotel des Invalides to see the tomb 
of Napoleon I. It was directly under the dome, 
and the softened lights all around made it very 
beautiful . 

After being driven home and having lunch, they 
walked to the Madeleine, the most magnificent of 
modern churches. 

Mrs. Winter said, " This is very beautiful, but I 
do like the solemnity of some of the older churches 
I have seen very much better." 

Leaving there, they walked through some of those 
wide and interesting boulevards, watching the peo- 
ple and carriages and gazing into the fascinating 
shop-windows. 

Mr. Ford said, "I thought I had seen in New 



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York some florists' windows that could not be im- 
proved, but I find I was mistaken. Never have I 
seen such windows as these." 

When too tired to walk any farther, carriages 
were called, and they were driven to the Cathedral 
of Notre Dame, built on an island in the Seine; 
from there to the Pantheon, which Alice said " looked 
like a barn, and was cold and inhospitable." 

The most interesting thing about it was, that such 
celebrated men as Victor Hugo, Marat, Voltaire, 
Mirabeau, and Rousseau had been buried there. 
The Hotel de Ville, recently restored, they passed 
on their way home. 

The evening was given to the Hippodrome, which 
is quite the thing to do in Paris, and is wonder- 
fully fine. 

The drive there was like a picture of fairyland, 
with the bright lights and trees and glimpses of 
the river. 

Saturday was devoted to shopping, a great deal 
of it being done at the Magasin de Louvre and the 
Bon Marche. The buildings are immense, and there 



HOMEWARD BOUND. 107 

is everything to be found in them that one could 
possibly desire. 

That evening it was decided to go to the opera 
at the Grand Opera House, the most beautiful one 
in the world. The girls were so excited they could 
not eat any dinner, for it was their first appearance. 

Faust was the opera given, and a wonderful ballet 
followed it. Between the opera and ballet they all 
went outside and looked down at the men on horse- 
back, stationed like sentinels outside the building. 

Before them was the whole length of the Rue de 
l'Opera a blaze of light. Alice said, "Nothing yet 
has been as delightful as this evening." 

Sunday was bright and clear, much to the delight 
of our sight-seers, as they were going to Versailles. 
They decided on Sunday, as the fountains were ad- 
vertised to play, and all were very anxious to see 
them. 

They drove there and enjoyed every moment, espe- 
cially when passing St. Cloud. They saw all it was 
possible to see in one day, but felt as if it was 
very little, after all. 



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They went through the palace as fast as they 
could, but any one knows who has been there that 
with those glossy floors it took time. 

The room devoted to war pictures they did not 
care for, but were much interested in Marie Antoi- 
nette's private rooms, which were so very small, and 
also in the place where the Swiss Guards were 
killed in defending her. 

The state apartments were very elegant, especially 
the Galerie cle Glace, where the German emperor 
was proclaimed emperor in the late war. 

Of course the girls were eager to get to the 
Great and Little Trianon. They were disappointed 
in the size and simplicity of their furnishings. The 
rooms, however, were so full of historical interest 
that their disappointment was forgotten, and they 
thought they could have spent all their time in the 
two houses. 

In the coach-house were seen some very curious 
old state coaches used by Charles X. and Napoleon 
I. and many other sovereigns. 

The man in charge was almost as much of a 



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petit trianon. — Page 108. 



curiosity as the coaches, he told his stories in such 
an interesting manner, laughing heartily at his own 
jokes. 

The drive home was delightful, but thev were all 
too tired to say very much. After a good dinner, 
the two girls talked as fast as magpies over the 
delights of the day. Being like most girls, Marie 



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Antoinette was one of the most interesting; charac- 
ters in French history, and they talked of her and 
her sad life, feeling almost as if they had lived a 
portion of it with her, in the qniet retreat and 
lovel}" gardens of Versailles. 

Mr. Winter said to his wife, " I have really fin- 
ished my business this side of the water, and unless 
you would like to remain in London three or four 
more days for the ' Etruria,' we can catch the ' Teu- 
tonic ' next Wednesday.' 

Mrs. Winter said she would like to go home on 
the "Teutonic" very much, but did not like to 
leave Mr. and Mrs. Ford, as they had made all 
their arrangements to go home together. 

o o o 

Mr. Ford said, " We are delighted to shorten the 
trip, as I ought to be at home now; but we did 
not like to break up the party." 

" Very well," said Mr. Winter. iw We will go out 
and telegraph to Liverpool for state-rooms." 

Alice said to her mamma, " I wonder if we can 
like the ' Teutonic ' as well as we did the ' Etruria ' 
that brought us over the seas so safely." 



HOMEWAED BOUND. Ill 

Monday was devoted to visiting the Salon, where 
they saw so many pictures that they came away 
with a very vague idea of what they had seen, 
but all agreed they preferred the English pictures 
of the present day to those of the French. 

Tuesday night saw our party again in London, 
but at the Savoy Hotel, where they had delightful 
rooms overlooking the river. 

Wednesday at eleven o'clock our happy party took 
the special train which connects with the fast 
steamers, and at four o'clock were on the " Teu- 
tonic " and starting for Lome. 

A lovely night down to Queenstown, where the 
steamer stops for the mails. While waiting the next 
morning, Mr. Winter and Mr. Ford took Alice and 
Nellie on shore in the tug, and gave them a nice 
drive in a jaunting car. 

The girls did not enjoy the drive very much, but 
were glad of the experience. 

The ladies were very much interested in the boats 
which came out to the " Teutonic " with women who 
had laces and small articles to sell. The things 



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were sent up to the deck in baskets, on ropes, 
which were tossed up for the passengers to catch. 




THAMES EMBANKMENT. Page 111. 



Some of the Irish girls were very bright, and made 
very good sales. 

At last the tug with the mails arrived, and was 



HOMEWARD BOUND. 113 

attached to the steamer at once. Both went down 
the harbor until the passengers, among them our 
party, and the mails had been transferred. The girls 
were uneasy until they were with their mothers. 

At two o'clock the tug left them, and then, indeed, 
it seemed as if they had started for home. 

One bad stormy day, some foggy and some de- 
lightful ones, fell to their share. No one of their 
party was sick, and they thought the steamer de- 
lightful. Much as they had liked the " Etruria," it 
was decided by all that the " Teutonic " would be 
their steamer in the future. 

New York was reached on Wednesday afternoon, and 
at night the entire party was at the Fifth Avenue 
Hotel, feeling very glad to get safely across the 
ocean again. They had become such good friends it 
was very hard to separate. 

However, a promise was made by the Fords to 
visit Mr. and Mr. Winter before the summer was 
over. 

Thursday night the Winters could have been found 
in their own home, all very happy, and feeling that 



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the following years would be fuller of interest in 
every way for the experiences, most of them pleas- 
ant, of their charming trip to Nuremberg and 
back. 




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